The Long Defeat

The Long Defeat - Thrice

The tyranny of deterioration

Worries me that it's all just a waste of time

Taking one step forward two steps back

Still I believe there's a breadth through the thorns

And I believe the summer's warm

And I believe that it's ever bright beyond this black

So keep holding on to hope without assurance

Holding on to a memory of light

But will the morning come for all I know

We'll never see the sun but together we'll fight the long defeat

Suffering that I see all around

It's enough to keep me crashing down

Till I'm wrecked and wreathing from these falls

Still I believe there's a word in the wire

And I believe there's a way through the fire

And I believe there's a joy that blooms beyond these walls

So keep holding on to hope without assurance

Holding on to a memory of light

But will the morning come for all I know

We'll never see the sun but together we'll fight the long defeat

Together we'll fight the long defeat

Together we'll fight the long defeat

Together we'll fight the long defeat

Together we'll fight the long defeat